Four N.S. goalies, Fucale invited to camp

Four Nova Scotians are among 34 goalies invited to this week’s Hockey Canada Program of Excellence goaltending camp in Calgary.

Halifax Mooseheads goalie Zach Fucale was among those to earn an invitation, Hockey Canada announced on Monday.

Fucale will join nine other candidates working toward a spot on Canada’s national junior team (under-20 age category). Halifax’s Mason McDonald of the Charlottetown Islanders is also a U20 invitee.

There are eight invited for the under-18 category and 16 for the under-17s.

Major midget netminders Evan Fitzpatrick of Lower Sackville (Newbridge Academy) and Halifax’s Mark Grametbauer (Cole Harbour) and Reilly Pickard (Halifax) will be among the large under-17 group.

The camp will include both on-ice and off-ice sessions for all three groups. The U18 and U20 goalies will be led by ex-NHLers Fred Brathwaite and Sean Burke. Former Calgary Flames coach David Marcoux will lead the U17 program.